Texas Government Code 81.077 – Disbarment Proceedings
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(a) The supreme court may not adopt or promulgate any rule abrogating the right of trial by jury of an accused attorney in a disbarment action in the county of the residence of the accused attorney.
(b) A disbarment proceeding against a resident attorney shall be instituted in a district court in the county of the attorney’s residence, but the accused attorney may apply for change of venue under Rule 257, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 81.077
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a grievance committee from investigating a complaint of professional misconduct alleged to have occurred in the geographical area served by the committee, but any action must be filed in the county of the attorney’s residence.
(d) Venue in a disbarment proceeding against a nonresident member of the state bar is in a district court either in Travis County or in any county where the alleged misconduct occurred.